Chapter 51: Where is the tiger?
For three consecutive days, the tigers in Phoenix Mountain disappeared.
People are increasingly convinced that the tiger was scared away from Phoenix Mountain.
As a result, more and more people went up the mountain.
Old Man Su was full of worries. He found the village chief to analyze the hidden dangers, and the two went to the county government office together.
After all, it was they who proposed the anti-corruption campaign.
In this chaotic situation, if a tiger suddenly jumps out and something serious happens, what should we do?
County Magistrate Zheng met with Old Man Su and the village chief with enthusiasm.
Daliushu Village is now a beacon for his successful official career, so County Magistrate Zheng is particularly approachable towards the people of Daliushu Village.
After Old Man Su and the village chief paid their respects to County Magistrate Zheng, they directly stated their purpose.
After listening to the two men's words, County Magistrate Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Your concerns are not unreasonable, but if someone wants to go up the mountain, I can't stop them. After all, no one can be sure whether the tiger is still on Phoenix Mountain..."
County Magistrate Zheng explained the reasons and finally decided that the government office should post a notice stating the danger.
The government will not stop those who still wish to go up the mountain to hunt or pick, but they will bear the consequences at their own risk.
After hearing this, Old Man Su and the village chief understood that this was the only way.
The danger has been made clear, and if others just don't care, there's nothing they can do.
So, County Magistrate Zheng waved his hand and Mr. Liu drafted the notice and had it posted.
After reading the notice, people didn't take it to heart and their enthusiasm for going up the mountain increased even more.
If you don't go, he will go. Whoever goes will come back with a full load. Only those who don't go are fools!
Not only did the villagers from nearby villages run to the mountains at dawn, but people from distant villages and towns also rushed to Phoenix Mountain in the middle of the night.
At the same time, Fengqi Town also became lively.
People came to the town one after another to sell medicinal herbs, mountain products, and wild game.
The panic caused by the locust plague was greatly diluted.
The Su family has also made considerable profits in recent days.
Not to mention anything else, the dozen or so Panax notoginseng plants on the first day alone sold for dozens of taels of silver.
In addition, the old man Su and his two eldest sons brought back wild game from the mountains these days, and the whole family of the Su family was eating a lot of delicious food.
However, Old Lady Su strictly ordered the women and children of the Su family not to go into the mountains and could only wander around the entrance to the mountain.
Qian Yuemei had some complaints about this.
"Mom, do you know how many mushrooms and wild fruits Aunt Wang next door picked today?" Qian Yuemei said dissatisfiedly, "We just wandered around where others have picked, what can we find?"
After Qian Yuemei finished speaking, she put the basket in her hand on the ground in annoyance.
There were only a few handfuls of wild vegetables in the basket.
Mrs. Su's expression remained unchanged as she said, "Even if you can't find anything, you won't starve at home!"
Qian Yuemei, “…”
Is it okay as long as you don’t feel hungry?
Where is the silver?
She heard that several families had dug up wild ginseng.
Wild ginseng! It’s worth a lot of money!
If she went into the mountains, maybe she could dig it up!
After all, their family is quite lucky.
Qian Yuemei was eager to go into the mountains, but when she saw her mother-in-law's gloomy face, she didn't dare to argue with her even though she was dissatisfied.
Zhao Chunhua advised, "Sister-in-law, Mom is doing this for our own good. What if we run into a tiger? Besides, go out and ask, who can still afford three meals a day?"
Qian Yuemei, “…”
That’s true!
Her family only had two meals of porridge a day, let alone three meals of dry rice.
However, even though he thought so in his heart, he absolutely could not admit defeat to Zhao Chunhua.
She didn't dare to confront her mother-in-law, but of course she couldn't lose to her sisters-in-law.
"What you said sounds nice, sister-in-law. But I heard that many people from your mother's village are running to the mountains. Why don't you tell them not to go into the mountains?" Qian Yuemei said sarcastically.
Zhao Chunhua's expression changed.
Why didn't she advise?
However, no one listened to my advice.
There are so many good things on Phoenix Mountain, who wouldn’t be envious?
What’s more, the village was hit by a locust plague.
Nowadays, no one comes to her to ask for money, because her parents love their daughter very much and are afraid that if they hurt her, she will not be able to hold her head up in her mother-in-law's house.
Zhao Chunhua has given all the private money she has saved over the years to her parents' home.
Moreover, her mother-in-law secretly gave her five taels of silver and some rice and flour so that she could subsidize her parents' home.
In the end, she could only take care of her own family.
As for other people's families, what does she have to do with them?
Qian Yuemei felt much better when she saw that Zhao Chunhua was speechless.
However, the desire to go into the mountains to search for treasure has not stopped.
Humph! If we don't let her go, she won't go?
If you can’t go openly, can’t you go secretly?
Qian Yuemei decided that she would find an excuse to separate from her mother-in-law tomorrow and go into the mountains to look for good things.
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